Cambodia unit
Cambodia and Vietnam:2 victims of the cold war
l. The past is prologue-history repeates itself A. Both were victims of French imperialism in period D
1. Things fall apart
P.cambodian monarchy is replaced by french government
E. forced industrialization-changed the currency-went from subsistance to surplus farming-french controled the markets
S. outcasts are now on top (the converted to christianity and spoke french)
C. from buddahism to christianity-native language to french
2. The "frenchified" vietnamese and cambodians B. Both were victims of japenese imperialism in period E 1. japenese portrayed themselves as saviors w/ the slogan, "asia for asians"
2. Japanese were really exploiters of natural resources, human resources(labor) and markets (consumers) C. Both were re-colonized by the french after wwll
1. french educated, christian elite favored--top 10%
2."uneducated", buddahist masses ignored
D.Us + USSR sought to replace the french in both countries
1. USSR backed HO Chi Minh in Vietnam
2. US backed anti communist Ngo Dinh Diem in Vietnam
3. US backed anti-communists LOn NOl in Cambodia
E. Vietnam war spread into Cambodia in 1970
F. US withdraws in 1975-communists take over
ll. Pol Pots Revolutio in Cambodia Under Auspices of Khmer Rouge
-Khmer Rouge=red(communism)--ethnic group of cambodia
-goal: return Cambodia to traditional ways before the french A. Revolution/Abolition of old ways and old institutes
-rolls back the clock-PESC changes-abolishing old ways-killing everybody who was western educated
-said that the US was coming as a reason to get everybody out of the city
-the communes didnt work
--Tuol Sleng Prison (the aushwitz of cambodia)- people were tourtured and killed
-on farms everybody had to look the same (uniforms and couldnt show emotion
-killing fields-where you were killed is where you will always lay
things to know
lon nol- friendly dictator that the US liked
Pol Pot-communist leader-over threw lon nol-causing a revolution
anka-the government-change PESC
(wipe out religion, split up families, re-educated teh kids and taught them to kill, replace french government)
III. The War in Vietnam
A. Cause
1. one interpretation- cold war
proxy way to stop communism
before WWII- appeasement [sweet talk] of Hitler failed
get tough with Stalin (prevent falling dominoes)
2. second interpretation- civil war
between christian french-educated elite [government of South Vietnam] and poor Buddhist peasants [NVN and VC]
B. Conflict: Three Phases
1. Before Gulf of Tonkin [1964]- USA gives military aid (weapons and advisors) to government of SVN- naval engagement
2. From Gulf of Tonkin to Tet Offensive [1968]
Gulf of Tonkin resolution gives LBJ a blank check
LBJ sends in combat troops
bombing campaign
until Tet, we thought we were winning
Tet Offensive- VC surprise attack on US troops
New Years [Tet]
"earthquake", but USA eventually won
US decided they were losing
3. From Tet to Fall of Saigon/ Ho Chi Minh City [1975]
C. Consequences
1. Three Dominoes Fell
South Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos
2. US public becomes divided-increased opposition to the war
protests, increasing opposition
campus demonstrations- Kent State
3. Vietnam was a Quagmire
cross between quicksand and mud sinkhole [got stuck]
quagmire- something you can't get out of
4. Vietnam Syndrome
Let's not let it happen again
things to know
Ngo Dinh Diem- president of South, US supported
Ho Chi Minh- president of North, communist
Army of SVN- South Vietnamese, US supported
Army of NVN- North Vienamese, guerrilla group, communist
Vietcong- South Vietnamese, guerrilla group, communist
Cold War Interpretation- USSR vs. US, proxy war
Civil War Interpretation- between educated elite and communist poor
Americanize- US soldiers and bombs
Vietnamize- Vietnamese soldiers and US bombs
"Japan: Land, Legend, Language"
I. Land
A. An archipelago- chain of islands
B. Climate and Topography
surrounded by water
little arable (food-producing) land
no deserts
montainous
C. Population and Population Density
1. size of country [California]
2. population- 140 million
3. greater Tokyo area
Tokyo can't grow outward, mountains and ocean on either side, so it grows up and down
"Ancient Japan"
I. Emergence of Shintoism
Thoelogy: Believe in Spirits and spirit world (called Kami)
The three virtues of wisdom(the sword)honesty(the mirror)and kindness(the string of pearls)
Liturgy: pray in shrines. Prayer is called Norito
II. Leaders of Japan
Emperor,ruled through divine right
believed they were descendants of Amaterasu, the Sun Goddess of Shintoism
"Feudal Japan"
I. The Feudal System
250 fiefdoms, of Hans
A daimyo rules each Han
The strongest daimyo became the shogun, who really ran Japan (Emperor was for show)
Samurai served the daimyo
Samurai were professional, public soldiers in wartime. Administrators in peacetime.
Cambodia and Vietnam:2 victims of the cold war
l. The past is prologue-history repeates itself
A. Both were victims of French imperialism in period D
1. Things fall apart
P.cambodian monarchy is replaced by french government
E. forced industrialization-changed the currency-went from subsistance to surplus farming-french controled the markets
S. outcasts are now on top (the converted to christianity and spoke french)
C. from buddahism to christianity-native language to french
2. The "frenchified" vietnamese and cambodians
B. Both were victims of japenese imperialism in period E
1. japenese portrayed themselves as saviors w/ the slogan, "asia for asians"
2. Japanese were really exploiters of natural resources, human resources(labor) and markets (consumers)
C. Both were re-colonized by the french after wwll
1. french educated, christian elite favored--top 10%
2."uneducated", buddahist masses ignored
D.Us + USSR sought to replace the french in both countries
1. USSR backed HO Chi Minh in Vietnam
2. US backed anti communist Ngo Dinh Diem in Vietnam
3. US backed anti-communists LOn NOl in Cambodia
E. Vietnam war spread into Cambodia in 1970
F. US withdraws in 1975-communists take over
ll. Pol Pots Revolutio in Cambodia Under Auspices of Khmer Rouge
-Khmer Rouge=red(communism)--ethnic group of cambodia
-goal: return Cambodia to traditional ways before the french
A. Revolution/Abolition of old ways and old institutes
-rolls back the clock-PESC changes-abolishing old ways-killing everybody who was western educated
-said that the US was coming as a reason to get everybody out of the city
-the communes didnt work
--Tuol Sleng Prison (the aushwitz of cambodia)- people were tourtured and killed
-on farms everybody had to look the same (uniforms and couldnt show emotion
-killing fields-where you were killed is where you will always lay
things to know
lon nol- friendly dictator that the US liked
Pol Pot-communist leader-over threw lon nol-causing a revolution
anka-the government-change PESC
(wipe out religion, split up families, re-educated teh kids and taught them to kill, replace french government)
III. The War in Vietnam
A. Cause
1. one interpretation- cold war
- proxy way to stop communism
- before WWII- appeasement [sweet talk] of Hitler failed
- get tough with Stalin (prevent falling dominoes)
2. second interpretation- civil war- between christian french-educated elite [government of South Vietnam] and poor Buddhist peasants [NVN and VC]
B. Conflict: Three Phases1. Before Gulf of Tonkin [1964]- USA gives military aid (weapons and advisors) to government of SVN- naval engagement
2. From Gulf of Tonkin to Tet Offensive [1968]
- Gulf of Tonkin resolution gives LBJ a blank check
- LBJ sends in combat troops
- bombing campaign
- until Tet, we thought we were winning
- Tet Offensive- VC surprise attack on US troops
- New Years [Tet]
- "earthquake", but USA eventually won
- US decided they were losing
3. From Tet to Fall of Saigon/ Ho Chi Minh City [1975]C. Consequences
1. Three Dominoes Fell
- South Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos
2. US public becomes divided-increased opposition to the war- protests, increasing opposition
- campus demonstrations- Kent State
3. Vietnam was a Quagmire- cross between quicksand and mud sinkhole [got stuck]
- quagmire- something you can't get out of
4. Vietnam Syndrome- Let's not let it happen again
things to knowNgo Dinh Diem- president of South, US supported
Ho Chi Minh- president of North, communist
Army of SVN- South Vietnamese, US supported
Army of NVN- North Vienamese, guerrilla group, communist
Vietcong- South Vietnamese, guerrilla group, communist
Cold War Interpretation- USSR vs. US, proxy war
Civil War Interpretation- between educated elite and communist poor
Americanize- US soldiers and bombs
Vietnamize- Vietnamese soldiers and US bombs
"Japan: Land, Legend, Language"
I. Land
A. An archipelago- chain of islands
B. Climate and Topography
- surrounded by water
- little arable (food-producing) land
- no deserts
- montainous
C. Population and Population Density1. size of country [California]
2. population- 140 million
3. greater Tokyo area
Tokyo can't grow outward, mountains and ocean on either side, so it grows up and down
"Ancient Japan"
I. Emergence of Shintoism
- Thoelogy: Believe in Spirits and spirit world (called Kami)
- The three virtues of wisdom(the sword)honesty(the mirror)and kindness(the string of pearls)
- Liturgy: pray in shrines. Prayer is called Norito
II. Leaders of Japan"Feudal Japan"
I. The Feudal System